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Public Summary Month 5/2012

Thu, 31 May 2012 14:22:40 GMT

The software architecture of ASTRO and its integration in the smart environment with all defined functionalities was concluded. Now ASTRO is ready for the experimental setup with real elderly people, that will be performed in the last month.

Public Summary Month 3/2012

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:35:22 GMT

In these months ASTROMOBILE progressed in: Task1 integrating three WSNs for the localization, Task2 progressing the navigation thanks to the use of robot odometry, Task3 refining ASTRO video and speech interfaces in relations to the project scenarios and tests, and Task4 integrating all current solutions of Task 1, Task 2 and Task 3 to carry out a preliminary experimentation from March 19, 2012 to March 23, 2012.

Public Summary Month 1/2012

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:10:34 GMT

The main Scientific and Research aspects, related to navigation, localization and interaction, were faced to improve the behavior of ASTRO and to prepare it for the final integration, that will take place in March.

Public Summary Month 11/2011

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:56:46 GMT

The ASTRO robot was assembled in its definitive appearance for experimentation with users and it is now usable in tele-operated mode to provide remote assistance at home. Also the final development of the touch screen GUI and communication interface was performed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2IQX5MbzDU).

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Public Summary Month 09/2011

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:19:55 GMT

The ASTRO robot is becoming to have the designed appearence and is going to be ready to be integrated in a context of robotic service. The designed covers are ready to be assembled with the appropriate tools that enhance the functionalities of the robot. Also the graphical user interfaces with natural language interaction are further adapted to the ASTROMOBILE scenarios.

Public Summary Month 7/2011

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:49:57 GMT

The first experimental session with real elderly people was performed in order to confirm and define the appearence and the mechanical structure of the mobile robotic platform with criteria of acceptability and usability. The first phase of the smart environment setup started in the DomoCasa Living Lab, with the production of twenty boas to be installed in the environment.

Public Summary Month 5/2011

Tue, 31 May 2011 10:20:56 GMT

The integration of the software architecture of ASTRO robot was performed and implemented over the D-Bus interface. Functionalities were developed considering acceptability and usability criteria.

Public Summary Month 3/2011

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:27:43 GMT

The development of ASTROMOBILE, as an assistant in domestic environments, is more and more devoting and taking care on the production and implementation respectively of a friendly, advanced and effective interface and behaviour, in order to reach an high level of usability and acceptability by end-users. Three main research line have been investigated in these last months: 1) the design of a physical cover with appropriate appearance and functionalities, 2) the integration with a smart environment infrastructure to improve the navigation of the robot, and 3) the implementation of an multimedia infrastructure for speech recognition and vocal synthesis tools.

Public Summary Month 1/2011

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:53:36 GMT

Since the ASTROMOBILE proposal is focused on the development and deployment of a smart robotic assistive platform for services, such as communication, reminder functions, monitoring and safety, useful to the well-being of humans or equipments, the issues of localization in smar environments by means of ZigBee sensor network, navigation in largely unstructured environments, interaction with natural interfaces and design for acceptability and usability were faced.